With respect to Auxiris, et al, I've missed my Mudcat story of the day fix, so I thought I'd throw one in the pot. I know they don't all have to be Nasreddin stories, but this one is my current favorite. One day, Nasreddin was walking through the market place, and he saw a bird for sale. It wasn't very big, there wasn't much meat on it, and yet a high price was being asked for the creature. When he asked why, he was told that this was a marvellous bird called a "parrot", and that it could talk like a man. Nasreddin immediately ran home, scooped up his turkey, and went through the bazaar, trying to sell his bird for twice the price being asked for the parrot. His friends asked him why he was asking for so much money; after all, the parrot talked. What wonderful thing did his turkey do? "He meditates.", said Nasreddin.